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Masters rowers put พรพรสำฦต students through the strokes

Masters rowing athletes from the capital region are putting Kinesiology students at พรพรสำฦต College through their strokes so they can witness the top end of the spectrum when it comes to physical function in older adults.

Three masters rowing athletes are joined by Kinesiology students and instructors

พรพรสำฦต College

Three masters rowing athletes put Kinesiology students through their strokes so they can witness the top end of the spectrum when it comes to physical function in older adults.

On the Friday prior to the International Council on Active Agingโ€™s Oct. 2 to 8, local rowing coach Ben Murphy from the Gorge Narrows Rowing Club and former member of Canadaโ€™s National Development Team visited students at the Centre for Sport and Exercise Educationย on the Interurban campus with three masters rowers, each over the age of 65.

Active Aging is a course offered as part of the Kinesiology degree at พรพรสำฦต. The class is designed to address the growing need for movement education and physical activity programming for older adults, and realize the benefits of an active lifestyle throughout the aging process.

โ€œThis type of applied learning is so important for students,โ€ explains Active Aging instructor Roz Beddall. โ€œStudents get to see firsthand that despite the physiological changes that occur during the aging process, regular physical activity can reduce the speed at which these changes happen, resulting in a higher level of physical function, which increases quality of life and longevity.โ€

Statistics Canada estimates that 25 per cent of the population will be over the age of 65 in the next 10 years.

โ€œOlder adults have a wide range of physical function โ€“ some are masters level athletes and some struggle with basic activities of daily living,โ€ adds Beddall. โ€œIn the Active Aging class, we talk about the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle throughout the aging process, exercise recommendations for older adults at all levels of physical function and some of the barriers and solutions to exercise adherence.โ€

Learn more about the Kinesiology bachelorโ€™s degree: camosun.ca/kinesiology.

Contact information

Rodney Porter

พรพรสำฦต College

250-889-7494

porterr@camosun.ca